Randy Kennard

June 14, 2013

Randy Lee Kennard, 55, Garnett, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett.Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church in Garnett. Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Home in Garnett.

OBITUARIES

Cleo Lorraine Holmes Webber, 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2015, after an extended illness.She was born on July 23, 1926, in Independence, to Paul Leroy Holmes and Bertha Spaulding Dillon Holmes.She graduated from Independence High School in 1944. Cleo... [More]

Calvin C. Christy, 87, Le Roy, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola.Calvin Curtis Christy, the son of Daniel Phillip and Emma Faye Lingenfelter Christy, was born Feb. 3, 1928, near Burlington. He graduated from Le Roy High School in 1945.On Aug. 8, 1948,... [More]

Amanda Mae Rose was born Feb. 22, 1982, in Iola, to Kandy O’Brien Womelsdorf and J.D. Rose.She was raised by Kandy and Kevin Womelsdorf, her “Daddy.”Amanda and Brandon Allen were so in love and they left this world together Saturday, July 25, 2015.She leaves... [More]

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Kansas is not just a flyover state and Stacy Mayo along with From the Land of Kansas is determined to prove it.Mayo, From the Land of Kansas director, spoke at See, Hear Iola Friday to explain how the program works for Kansans. She joined the program in November 2013. Mayo grew... [More]

Property owners in USD 257 are being asked to spend more when they pay their tax bills.At a special USD 257 meeting Wednesday night the board approved for publication its 2015-16 spending plan, which calls for a 4.7-mill increase.The district plans to support its operating budget... [More]

It’s been open to the public for the past 19 months, and now Allen County Regional Hospital is nearly fully complete.At their regular meeting Tuesday, the hospital’s board of trustees unanimously approved paying Murray Company $80,000 of the final $105,000 they had... [More]

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